Whip-socket.



W. F. SKEEN & H. L. MoNICOL. v

M WHIP SOCKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1912.

1,078,006, 1 Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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'nNrrE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. SKEEN AND HARLEY Ii. MONICOL, F HILLSBORO, OHIO.

WHIP-SOCKET. r

Specification ofLetters Patent. PatentedNoxn 11, 1913, Applicationfiled. May 28, 1312. Serial No. 700,277.

To all whom it may concern 1 States, residing at Hillsboro, in thecounty of Highland, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in VVhip-Sockets; and we do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as-willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to whip sockets.

The object of the invention resides. in.

the provision of a whip socket which when associated with the body of avehicle willv enable the whip to be operated inv either a vertical orhorizontal plane from the interior of the vehicle for the purpose ofurging the draft animal.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the details of con- 1 struction and in thearrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of a fragment of the body of a vehicle showing the whipsocket associated therewith, Fig. 2, a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1,Fig. 3, a side elevation of the whip socket detached, Fig. 4, a top viewof the socket detached, Fig. 5, a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, andFig. 6, a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings A indicates the dash board of a vehicle and Bthe bottom of same. The dash board A is provided with an opening 10 fora purpose that will presently appear.

The whip socket is shown as comprising a plate G formed of correspondingsections 10 and 11. The sections 10 and 11 have their adjacent edgesprovided with mating recesses 12 and 13 and the outer faces of saidsections are provided at each end of the recesses 12 and 13 respectivelywith bosses 14 and 15. Formed on the outer face of the section 10 on thesides of the recess 12 are enlarged portions 16 and 17 respectivelywhich extend over the outer face of the section 11 and are secured tothe latter by means of "bolts 18, which bolts also serve to hold theplate C to the dash board A across the opening 10. The inner faces ofthe sections 10 and 11 at each end of the recesses 12 and 13 areprovided respectively with enlarged portions 19: and 20 which formshoulders for engaging the upper and lower walls of the opening 10 andserving to strengthen the connection between the plate C and the dashboard A.

Rotatably mounted in the mating recesses 12 and 13' is a'cylindricalmember 21 having an opening 22 therethrough. Pivotally mounted in theopening 22 is a rod 23, said rod being movable on its pivot in adirection at right angle to the direction of rot-ation of the member 21.One end of this rod 123 is disposed exteriorly of the dash board A andterminates in a socket 24 in which is adapted to be disposed the butt ofa whip. Mounted in the wall of the socket 24 is a set screw .25 throughthe manipulation of which a whip may be secured against detachment fromthe socket 24. The other end of the rod 23 is disposed in wardly of thedash board A and terminates in a handle 26 which is adapted to begripped when it is desired to operate the socket so as to manipulate thewhip for urging forward the draft animal. The rod 23 between the handle26 and the plate C is provided with a perforated ear 27 to which issecured respective ends of springs 28, the other ends of said springsbeing suitably anchored to the bottom B. These springs 28 serve tonormally hold the rod 23 in the position shown in Fig. 2 but willreadily give to permit the operation of the socket. It will be apparentthat as the axis of rotation of the member 21 is disposed vertically itwill permit of said rod 23 being oscillated horizontally, while thepivotal connection between the rod 23 and the member 21 will allow theformer to be oscillated vertically. with these two movements of the rod23 possible it will be apparent that a whip carried in the socket 24 canbe manipulated in various directions for the purpose of urging forwardthe draft animal.

What is claimed is:

A whip socket comprising a plate provided with means for securing sameto a vehicle body and having an opening therein, a member rotatablymounted in said opening on a fixed axis and having an opening therein,and a rod pivotally mounted member for movement in a plane at rightmember, said rod having its ends disposed i;

on a fixed pivot in the opening of said, In testimony whereof, We aflixour signatures in,- presence of twov witnesses.

WILLIAM F. SKEEN. HARLEY L. MoNICOL. Witnesses:

BESSE M. MERGER, H.) P., MQRROW.

angles to the direction of rotation of the in opposite sides of theplate and terminat ing respectively in; a Whip socket and a grippinghandle.

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